Active Brain UC research group

Active Brain UC research group The Active Brain is a Research Group based at the University of Canberra, within UCRISE.

Our focus is on research on physical activity and the brain in both health and sport-related settings.

🚨UPCOMING CONFERENCE 🚨Nic, one of the PhD students has been working hard behind the scenes to help organise a Younger ...
11/09/2026

🚨UPCOMING CONFERENCE 🚨
Nic, one of the PhD students has been working hard behind the scenes to help organise a Younger Onset Dementia conference which aligns closely with his work 🧠
Register here to attend: https://buff.ly/UUNyWN4

[Pic repost from UC CARAT]

Spring has sprung 🌼 and with that, comes another PhD submission from Congratulations Keely on all your hard work! 🎉👏🏻 ...
04/09/2026

Spring has sprung 🌼 and with that, comes another PhD submission from
Congratulations Keely on all your hard work! 🎉👏🏻

UC-RISE

A huge congratulations to Mélissa for submitting her PhD thesis! 👏🏻🎊 What an incredible achievement! Félicitations! 🎉 ...
28/08/2026

A huge congratulations to Mélissa for submitting her PhD thesis! 👏🏻🎊 What an incredible achievement! Félicitations! 🎉

Congratulations are in order for Nic, Annabel, Annaleise, Tino and Ben on their successful presentations at the Faculty ...
14/08/2026

Congratulations are in order for Nic, Annabel, Annaleise, Tino and Ben on their successful presentations at the Faculty of Health Winter Research Showcase ❄️
🥇Nic won best Student Rapid Fire Presentation!
🥈 Annabel, Annaleise and Tino were runner up in the Rapid Fire Team Presentation 👏🏻

UC-RISE

: Last week Alanah presented her PhD research to Hollie’s new workplace 🏥 After completing a postdoc with us in the R...
06/08/2026

: Last week Alanah presented her PhD research to Hollie’s new workplace 🏥 After completing a postdoc with us in the Research Group, Hollie is now a Research Fellow at University of Sydney, based at Chris O'Brien Lifehouse Research Institute doing great work in cancer research! 👏🏻

UC-RISE

: had several presenters at the recent College of Sport Science Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland👏 Congratulations...
30/07/2026

: had several presenters at the recent College of Sport Science Conference in Lausanne, Switzerland👏 Congratulations to Annaleise, Melissa and Ben for their presentations on and promotion, affective responses to footwear and and emotional regulation respectively.

Shout out to Prof. Ben and his Special Interest Group facilitation too! 🎉

✏️ : on Wednesday was dedicated to making accessible to everyone at all stages of life. One way to support this is t...
24/07/2026

✏️ : on Wednesday was dedicated to making accessible to everyone at all stages of life. One way to support this is through , which is what Nic's second PhD paper investigated in people with .

Nic looked at the perceptions of physical activity of people with younger onset dementia alongside their carers 🚶‍♂️

🧠 Read it here: https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2026.2685087

UC-RISE

: We can prevent or delay nearly half of all dementia cases by managing 14 common health and lifestyle factors througho...
17/07/2026

: We can prevent or delay nearly half of all dementia cases by managing 14 common health and lifestyle factors throughout our lives. Access to brain health care is important at every age. 🧠
One of our PhD students Nic is also contributing to this important area, investigating the role of physical activity as a lifestyle factor in promoting better health outcomes for people living with dementia.
Don't miss the official World Brain Day webinar on 22 July 2026. Register for free! Learn more: wfneurology.org/world-brain-day

✏️ : Can you believe yet another first PhD publication from an student, Amanda! 👏 Amanda and her team investigated the...
10/07/2026

✏️ : Can you believe yet another first PhD publication from an student, Amanda! 👏
Amanda and her team investigated the efficacy of a 12-week concurrent training intervention on physical and cognitive performance in young, healthy adults compared to separate or physical-only training 🏃
Congratulations on your stellar effort to get this work published! 🫡
Check out the link below 👇
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sports-and-active-living/articles/10.3389/fspor.2026.1842483/full

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